Finally, a first step. A Federal Court provides us with much needed relief from the maniacal power grab of a President out of control. If a Republican played third world dictator, there would be hell to pay from a rabid media. But the reporting on this is comical: "Obama claims he acted properly....."

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack
Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill
vacancies on a labor relations panel.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says Obama did not
have the power to make recess appointments earlier this year to the
National Labor Relations Board.

Obama claims he acted properly because the Senate was away
for the holidays. But the court says the Senate technically stayed in
session when lawmakers gaveled in and out every few days for so-called
"pro forma" sessions.

GOP lawmakers used the tactic specifically to prevent Obama from
using his recess power to fill vacancies in an agency they claimed was
too pro-union.

The Obama administration is expected to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

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Federal Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconstitutional

Finally, a first step. A Federal Court provides us with much needed relief from the maniacal power grab of a President out of control. If a Republican played third world dictator, there would be hell to pay from a rabid media. But the reporting on this is comical: "Obama claims he acted properly....."

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack
Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill
vacancies on a labor relations panel.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says Obama did not
have the power to make recess appointments earlier this year to the
National Labor Relations Board.

Obama claims he acted properly because the Senate was away
for the holidays. But the court says the Senate technically stayed in
session when lawmakers gaveled in and out every few days for so-called
"pro forma" sessions.

GOP lawmakers used the tactic specifically to prevent Obama from
using his recess power to fill vacancies in an agency they claimed was
too pro-union.

The Obama administration is expected to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.